Phonograph record cabinet



Aug. 1l, 1942. s. K. KETrERMAN l2,292,525

PHONOGRAPH RECORD CABINET .Filed Jan. 5, 1942 '2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. l1, 1942. s. K. KE'ITERMAN 2,292,525

eHoNoGRAPH RECORD CABINET Filed Jan. 5,\-l942 42 Sheets-Sheet 2 N v INVENTOR. LSU l @wmexzfm @Y fm/WW Patented Aug. 1,1, 1942 PnoNoGaArn RECORD' CAnNE'r `Sylvan K: Ketterman, Chicago, lll., assignor' to Gulbransen Company,

tion oflllinois v Chicago, IIL, a corporaapplicaties sammy 5, 1942, `serial No. 425,617 claims. (cl. 312-19) My present invention relates toan improvement in a cabinet for convenientlystoring a' plurality of relatively thin disc-like members,

such as phonograph records, and more particularly is concerned with means forselectively electing the records from the cabinet.

It is an object of my invention to provide'' record cabinet comprising a plurality of partitions. deiining a plurality of record receiving spaces, and a simple and convenient record ejecting means adapted to be aligned with any selected record space and then actuated to eject therefrom the record therein. The record electa ing means preferably is of a character which may be readily shifted transversely of the several record spaces and when disposed in a selected position is actuatable rectilinearly in the plane of the selected record space to eject the desired record. Still more specifically meansis provided unless the same is in accurate alignment with a record space.

Other objects land advantages will appear from record cabinet of my invention; y

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on line 2 2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

llteferrigj-A now to the drawings, the cabinet 4 comprises a top wall 5, a base or bottom wall 6, and a pair of end walls 'I which are suitably secured to the top and bottom walls. rSuitable foot members 8 are secured one each to the outside surface and along the lower edge of the end walls 1. A plurality of partitions 9 are spaced longitudinally of the cabinet and the upper and lower edges of the several partitions seat in suitable grooves formed in the inner surfaces of the top member 5 and the base 6. 'I'he spaces between the partitions form record receiving spaces, and the partitions adjacent each end wall 1, together with the associated end walls, define end record receiving spaces. The partitions 9 preferably are spaced slightly inwardly of the forward edges of the base A6 and top wall member 5 and extend inwardly substantially half the width of the cabinet. -Preferably, the members comprising the cabinet and the partition 9 are made of wood and the parts are dimensioned so that various sizes of vrecords may be accommodated. i

A record rest bar I2 extends longitudinally? of,

vthe cabinet at the rear thereof, and is secured -to the rear edgesofvthe end walls I by suitable wood screws I3.H The inner face of the record, rest bar I2 is provided with a pair of felt strips I5 and I 6, the upper strip I5 providing va rest for records for example ofv 12T'l in diameter and the lower felt strip I6 providing a point of contact or lsupport for records of afsmaller dimension, for example of in diameter. A record spacing bar I1 issuitably secured to the bottom to prevent actuation of the record ejecting means 20 edge of the member I2 and is provided with V-' shaped projections I8 each adjacent pair of whichdenes a rearwardly converging slot for receiving the edge of a record disc. It will be clear from Figure 3 that a substantial portion of the respective records is disposed between two adjacentfpartitions and the rearward edges of the records are' retained between adjacent projections I8 so that the records are held against warping.

A track 22 comprising a pair of opposed rabbeted guide bars 22a and 22b is suitably secured to the under face of base 6 and extends longitudinally thereof adjacent the forward edgel thereof.v

lvided with suitable indicia for identifying the The front edge ofthe track 22 is prorecord spaces of the cabinet. Track 22 slidably -supports a record selecting and eiecting means 25, comprising a block member 26 havinga T, shaped tongue portion2'tting in bars 22a and 22h and having sliding movement therein lengthwise of the cabinet. The block member 25 is recessed'at 30 slidingly receive an arm 3| extending in a direction from front to back oi' the cabinet and projecting a short distancebeyond the front of block 26. A base plate 32 is suitably secured to the base of block member 25. An

operating knob 34 is secured to orformed integrally with the front end of the arm 3l, ad-

jacent the front of the cabinet, and a" suitable indicating arrow-35 is provided on arm 3| for aligning the latter with any selected record space, indicated bythe indicia on the track 22'. Base 6 terminates a short distance from the back-of the cabinet, and arm 3| extends rearwardv a short distance beyond base 6, as shown in Figure A torsion wire spring 4| has one arm secured in lever 31 above the pivot 39 and the other arm` of spring 4| bears in a groove in the upper face of block 34. Spring 4| normally holdsarm 31 in its rearward position. with its lower end in contact with the beveled rearward end of block 4I, as shown in Figure 2. A fulcrum bar 45 extends longitudinally of the cabinet, at the rear and adjacent the lower edge thereof. and above the horizontal plane of the pivot pin 39.

The lever 31 is normally spaced from the fulcrum bar 45 to avoid friction between the lever and the bar to facilitate alignment of the ejecting means with a selected record space.

A register bar 41 extends longituainauy of the cabinet and is suitably secured to the lower surface of the base .6 intermediate the front and rear edges of the plate, and is provided in its under face with a plurality of slots 48 respectively lying in the vertical planes of the record. spaces. A tongue 49 is suitably secured to the upper surface of the arm 3| and is adapted to have sliding engagement in the corresponding slots 48 of the bar 41 when the record ejecting means 25 is positioned in alignment with one of the several record spaces. A tension spring 50 is secured at one end to the plate member 32 and at its other end to the arm member 3|. A pair of stop pins 52 are secured in andproject downwardly from arm 3| and are disposed to contact the inner edge of plate member 32 so as to limit the outward movement ofarm 3| to its position shown in Figure 2.

Now, it will be seen that any desired recordl may be ejected by grasping the knob 34 andsliding the ejecting means 25 to position the arrow 35 in alignment with the desired record space `as indicated by the indicia on the edge of track 22. After this selection has been made the knob 34 is pressed inwardly moving arm 3| rearwardly in opposition to spring 50 until the ejecting lever 31 contacts bar 45, then in the continued rearward movement ofbar 3| lever 31 pivots upon vfulcrum bar 4-5 and is swung forwardly in the vertical plane of the record space to eject the record therein. In` this manner movement is imparted to the ejecting lever 31 before it contacts a record disc to aid in overcoming the inertia of the record disc. Preferably, the base member 6 is inclined downward rearwardly of thecabinet so that the records are normally retained in the cabinet by gravity. The

forward position of the record ejecting arm 311 is indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2. After the selected record has been ejected, the. knob 24.is released and the spring D returns the arm member 3| to its normal position shown in full lines. The spring 4| then returns the record It will be observed that unless the record ejector lever 31 is positioned in accurate alignment with a record space. the tongue 49 will not be in alignment with thecorresponding groove 43 of the register bar 41 aKdthe device cannot be operated. That assures that the lever 31 will contact the edge of the record, and guards against injury to the record, such as would be caused by lever 31 grazing or scraping along a face of the 10 record.' Y

It will understood that all of the elements described with the exception of the springs 4| A 'i and 5l and ancillary assembling means such as I wood screws and the like may allibe made of wood or other suitable non-metal material.

While I have described what I consider to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various modifications and rearrangements' may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. n

1. A phonograph record cabinet comprising a base inclined downwardly from theV front of said cabinet, a plurality of vertical partitions between the base and the top of said cabinet spaced longitudinally thereof to denne a plurality of record receiving spaces.` a track extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the front thereof beneath said base, a fulcrum bar extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the rear thereof, record ejecting means slidably mounted on saidtrack for selective alignment with any of said record spaces,

said record ejecting means comprising an arm' slidable rectilinearly and substantially yat right angles to said track, a record ejecting lever pivotally connected to said arm and actuatable thereby into contact with said fulcrum bar and in a vertical plane forwardly within said cabinet.

40 and means for preventing actuation of said arm member when said record ejecting means is not in alignment with a record space.

2. A phonograph record cabinet comprising a base inclined downwardly 'from the front of said 5 cabinet, a plurality of vertical partitions between the base andy top of said cabinet and spaced longitudinally thereof to define a plurality of record receiving spaces, said partitions terminating intermediate the front and rear of 'said cabinet,

a track extending longitudinally of said cabinet record bar comprising a` plurality of projections dening a plurality of slots one each lying in the vertical plane of each of saidrecord spaces, record ejecting means mounted for sliding movement upon said track for selective alignment with any of said record spaces, said record ejecting means comprising an arm slidable rectilinearly inwardly of said cabinet at substantially right angles to said track member, and a record ejecting lever pivotally connected to said arm 55 and actuatable thereby into contact with said fulcrum bar and in a vertical plane forwardly within said cabinet. a guide bar having a plurality of slots one for each lof said record spaces lying in the vertical planes of the latter, respecel'ecting lever 31 to its normal' POSitOn ShOW 7o tively, and atongue carried by saidvarm adapted in full lines in Figure 2. The inner surface of each of the end walls 1 is recessed at 55 to permit operation of lever 31 when the record ejecting means 25 is positioned in alignment with the end record spaces of the cabinet.

to have sliding engagement with the associated slot of each .record space whereby said arm member is actuatable only when in alignment with a record space.

3. A phonograph recordy cabinet comprising, a

plurality of vertical partitions spaced longitu-v dinally of said cabinet dening a plurality of spaces for receiving disc records. a fulcrum bar extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the rear thereof, a track extending longitudinally of the cabinet at the front thereof, a block slidable longitudinally of said cabinet on said track, an arm slidably mounted in said block at right angles to said track, one end of said arm being disposed adjacent the front of said cabinet and the other end being disposed at the rear ofthe cabinet, a record eiecting lever connected to said arm adjacent the rear end thereof for pivotal movement in a vertical plane, said block being positionable upon said track for selectively aligning said lever with any of said record spaces, and a stop member carried by said arm for limiting rearward pivotal movement of said lever, said fulcrum bar being arranged so that when said arm member is in its forwardmost position with respect to the cabinet, said lever'is out of contact with said fulcrum bar,V said arm being slidable toward the rear of said cabinet to position said lever in contact with said fulcrum bar and thereafter cause said lever to pivot thereupon for movement forwardly in a vertical plane within said cabinet.

.4. A phonograph record cabinet comprising a base inclined downwardly from the front of said cabinet, a plurality of vertical partitions spaced longitudinally of said cabinet -deilning a plurality of spaces for receiving disc records, a fulcrum bar extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the rear thereof, a track extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the front thereof beneath said base, a block slidable longitudinally of said cabinet on said track, an arm slidably mounted in said block atlright angles to said track, one end of said arm being disposed adjacent the front of said cabinet and the' other end being disposed at 40 a first spring means normally retaining said lever in contact with said stop member. said fulcrum barbeingarrangedsothatsaidleverisoutof contact therewith in the normal position of said first spring means, stop means for limiting forward movement oir said arm, and second spring means normally retaining said arm in its forward position, said arm being slidable toward the rear\ of said cabinet to position said lever in contactk with said fulcrum bar and thereafter causing said lever to pivot thereupon for movement forwardly in a vertical plane within said cabinet.

5. A phonograph record cabinet comprising a base inclined downwardly from the front of said cabinet, a. plurality of vertical partitions spaced longitudinally of said cabinet dening a plurality of spaces for receiving disc records, a fulcrum bar extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the rear thereof, a track extending longitudinally of said cabinet at the front thereof beneath said base, a block slidable longitudinally of said cabinet on said track, an arm slidablymounted in said block at right angles to said track, one end of said arm being disposed adjacent the front of said cabinet and the other end being disposed at the rear of said cabinet,`a record ejecting lever pivotally connected to said arm adjacent the `rear end thereof, said block member being positionable upon said track for selectively aligning said lever with any of said record spaces, a stop member carried by said arm at the rear end thereof, a rst spring means normally retaining said lever in contact with said stop member, said fulcrum bar being arranged so that said lever is out of contact therewith in the normal position of said rst spring means, stop means for limiting forward movement of said arm, second spring means normally retaining said arm in its forward position, said arm being slidable toward the rear of said cabinet to position said lever in contact with said fulcrum bar and thereafter causing said lever to pivot thereupon for movement forwardly in a vertical plane within. said cabinet, and a guide member having a plurality of slots one for each of said record spaces lying in the verticalplanes of the latter, respectively, and a tongue carried by said 'arm adapted to have sliding engagement with the associated slot of each record space whereby said arm member is actuatable only when in alignment with a record space.

A SYLVAN K. KE'I'IERMAN. 

